Case Analysis: A Major Leap Forward
No patient should navigate the medical process without experienced and dedicated comprehensive analysis of their full medical record and a survey of the most advanced treatment options and testing available worldwide. How often does this get to happen? How does a patient have an informed collegue-level discussion with their doctors if the patient doesn't know what to ask and how to interpret the language and landscape of testing and treatment options? Having an analyst who has the resources that the doctor rarely has, is the difference for patient's precious quality of life.
Case 688:
Prostate cancer recurrence
In the early to mid 1990's Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) patients were commonly treated with a surgical reduction of the prostate gland called a TURP (Trans-ureatheal resection of the prostate). Because many prostate conditions recur resulting in the patient needing a second, third and fourth treatment, treatment options can become limited in consideration of the consequences of the previous procedures. For example, a prior TURP usually results in scarring of the prostate. This scarring coupled with a smaller remaining mass of prostate tissue, too often rules a prostate cancer patient out as a candidate for radiation seed therapy (brachytherapy). Brachytherapy is often the desired treatment for patients desiring to avoid the choices of both prostate surgery and androgen supression/blockade hormone therapy. As the patient is otherwise strong and virile, patient is seeking a treatment that will avoid the complications of the surgery and androgen hormone blockade therapies including loss of libido and possible incontinence. Our medical detectives began a search for the very finest medical team that could have the greatest hope of "sexual-sparing" treatment that could also agressively eradicate the cancer while allowing for the least side-effects to the patient. As the practice of medical treatment varies such a wide range from specialist to specialist, our team sifted through the data, experience, pros and cons, and literature to arrive at the very finest world class team of medical experts for this patient's objectives.

Case 281:
Atypical chest pain

Patient was having intense chest pain and was being admitted to the ER several times a month. The hospital screened the patient for any sign of heart involvement and all tests (EKG, cardiac enzymes, chest x-ray, cardiac stress test) were negative. Patient was prescribed medication for GERD (Gastro-Esopheageal Reflux Disease) and pain killers. With no relief from the medication and doctors' stumped, patient contacted our medical detectives to search for possible answers to the diagnostic delemma. After we analyzed the data of the case, we put the pieces of the puzzle together and provided the patient's new doctor detailed education on a condition that was missed by three previous doctors. Patient was treated by the new doctor for the condition and has been symptom free and off the inappropriate medications for over one year.

Have you ever had a family member or friend diagnosed with a significantly challenging illness or condition? If you have then you know that obtaining the best treatment options while finding and interpreting the very best doctor's opinions, is akin to climbing a mountain. The few patients who have a highly knowledgeable, intelligent and motivated medical analyst are the ones who obtain the advantage in the medical marketplace of options.

Like a Sherpa guide, the medical analyst is there to research and connect the doctor and patient with a higher standard of care. Many of the patients we work with are professionals themselves.

Research funds mount into the hundreds of millions and yet breakthroughs have a woefully inadequete lack of movement into application and offering by the physician. Most top physicians are slow to change their treatment routines according to the research breakthroughs we expect. Yes, there will be an adaptation eventually, but when a major diagnosis is at present issue, the patient needs every advantage. Finding the best treatment is limited by what medical experience the patient knows how to find.
How can we help?
Aurora Life Sciences makes our top minds available to patients, health care practitioners and physicians from all over the globe in a quest for higher standard of health care.

We work only with doctors, individuals, families and health care providers that are highly motivated to obtain the very best standard of medical care. We reserve the right to refuse to work with cases we do not find productive at any point in the process. That being said, our objective is to make a difference where the case will most significantly benefit from our work.

We work on a monthly or annual Analyst Membership basis depending on the scale of the case. To get started, contact us and sign-up for an initial educational session, or our Gold or Platinum service. We will have you describe your case and objectives. You will be required to fill out our case description form and comply with our follow-up procedures. A senior research analyst director will contact you about your research task objectives. Please understand that we will only work with cases that are acceptable for our quality objectives. We will not dilute our quality.

Book an educational session with our chief medical analyst. First time clients can get the initial educational session which is one and a half hours on the telephone. You must email first to make the appointment and for us to get information from you about your current questions and other issues. We will set up a time that works for both of us. At the appointed time you will call us and we will record our conversation on a cassette tape which we will mail to you afterwards. We will address any important issues you are currently curious about and guarantee your satisfaction. The cost is $460 and includes the tape and postage.